Head of Execution Technology
London
120-150k Base + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Our global brokerage client is looking for an experienced Head of IT Execution to build out a new execution technology stack.
Responsibilities will include:
- Managing and overseeing the existing trading technology team, including day-to-day trading support
- Working with senior stakeholders to maintain and evolve a low-latency execution pipeline, together with auxiliary services such as monitoring and analytics
- Coordinating between Execution Technology, Algo developers, Compliance, Auditing, Risk & Operations, and Data Engineering & Analytics
- Managing relationships with external trading technology vendors, including change management, contracts, performance KPIs, and any related regulatory compliance frameworks such as PSEE
- Adhering to the agreed technology stack and practices of the organisation, and actively contributing to them
- Focusing on quality, time, and budget constraints
- Driving an agile culture
- 4 to 6 years’ experience with maintaining and evolving low latency mission-critical equity trading systems
- Experience coordinating complex projects across multiple teams with different stakeholders
- Experience using appropriate tools for quality assurance
- Experience with CI/CD
- Experience with the FIX protocol
- Degree in IT and business-related area (BSc, MSc)
- Fluent in English
- Outgoing personality, leadership, excellent communication skills
- Passion for technology and its evolution
- Proactive and self-driven
- Excellent communication skills
- Structured and organised